adminDemocratic Rep. Angie Craig’s recent comparison of ICE operations to “images that we saw in the 1930s in Germany” was not a thoughtful critique — it was a reckless escalation that inflames an already dangerous situation. Her vow that “nothing should be off the table” to fight federal immigration enforcement reads less like moral outrage and more like a permission slip for chaos, a point conservatives rightly seized on as reckless political theater.
The visceral facts behind the outrage are tragic and complicate the politics: a federal immigration officer shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on January 7, and reporting identifies an ICE officer involved who had previously been seriously injured while trying to make an arrest. Those circumstances demand a sober investigation, not grandstanding comparisons to totalitarian regimes.
Instead of sober calls for transparency, we’ve seen scenes of unrest around federal facilities and loud demands from Democratic officials to defund or neuter federal law enforcement in the middle of an active crisis. Minneapolis has experienced protests and clashes at the Whipple Federal Building that hamstring officers and threaten bystanders and neighborhoods already on edge.
Minnesota state investigators say the FBI and federal authorities have limited their access to evidence and interviews, a development that only deepens distrust and fuels partisan conspiracy. Whether out of legitimate jurisdictional concerns or raw politics, shutting out state investigators looks like federal overreach and hands critics of law enforcement another talking point.
That is exactly why conservative voices like Joe Concha warned that the left’s rhetoric creates a “permission slip to violence” — when elected officials compare law enforcement to Nazis and suggest all options are on the table, they normalize confrontation and endanger the very citizens they claim to protect. Political theater should never trump public safety, and Democrats who stir outrage while refusing to offer policy solutions are complicit in the unrest they decry.
Americans can mourn Renee Good and demand full accountability while still standing with the principle that federal law enforcement must be allowed to do its job when acting legally and with oversight. Conservatives believe in the rule of law, due process, and transparent investigations that include state and local partners — not performative gestures designed to score political points.
The remedy is clear: elected leaders should pull back incendiary rhetoric, insist on thorough and cooperative investigations, and stop treating law enforcement as a political prop. Hardworking Americans want order, justice, and accountability — not gaslighting and a politics of spectacle — and conservatives will keep pressing for real answers and support for officers who serve the nation under difficult conditions.
